§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Health the reasons why the pension granted to Mrs. Emma Whitman, of 11, Ashton Street, Stratford, E., was granted from 6th March, whereas she attained the age of 70 years in August, 1930?
§ Mr. GREENWOODMrs. Whitman claimed an old age pension in right of her husband's insurance and, in accordance with the provisions of the Contributory Pensions Acts, she could not become entitled to such a pension before her husband himself became entitled to a contributory old age pension. Mr. Whitman did not attain the age of 65 until 2nd March, 1931, and Mrs. Whitman accordingly only became entitled to a pension in right of his insurance as from that date, the pension being put into payment as from the next pay day (6th March, 1931). It is understood that Mrs. Whitman claimed an old age pension as from her seventieth birthday (26th August, 1929) under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908–24, but failed to establish a title under those Acts.